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Alixanne Goodman and Shaun Cornish married Dec. 30 at a ceremony in Villa Polinesia, Mexico. Parents Greg and Carole Goodman of Haines attended,...
Hill says community is hateful, vindictive
Haines Borough Assembly members and residents this week responded to mayor Jan Hill’s statement describing the community as the most “hateful and...
Ryan chosen as interim manager
The Haines Borough Assembly voted Tuesday to hire public facilities director Brad Ryan as interim manager, though details of the offer have yet to be...
Closed areas opened for freeride
Despite letters of opposition from the Alaska Department of Fish and Game, the Chilkat Indian Village and numerous residents, the Haines Borough...
Former legislator seeks lobbyist job
The Haines Borough received only two applications for its $45,000 lobbyist position, including one from former state Rep. Bill Thomas, R-Haines. The...
Applicant claims right to heliport
A property owner at 35 Mile Old Haines Highway says he doesn’t need a permit to site a heliport there because the property has been used to land...
Heli-ski firms reject shared heliport idea
Haines Borough Planning Commission chair Rob Goldberg said he is dropping efforts to create a public heliport out Chilkat Lake Road because two out...
Planners seeking review of trailers
The Haines Borough Planning Commission is recommending mayor Jan Hill appoint a committee to dig into the issue of commercial trailers. “We really...
Preschool proposal gets conceptual OK
The Haines Borough Assembly on Tuesday approved the concept of expanding the borough-owned Senior Center to accommodate the Chilkat Valley Preschool,...
Walker pencils in $1 million for plant
After years of rejected applications and failed attempts at funding, the Haines Borough’s wastewater treatment plant has made it onto Gov. Bill Walk...
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The Chilkat Thunder beat the Haines Packing Co. at the Men’s City League basketball championship Sunday night. The score was 107-75. Two other...
Executive sessions close door on public
In the past month, the Haines Borough Assembly and its committees have met four times in closed-door sessions. According to a public notice, the...
Ryan among 7 manager hopefuls
Haines Borough public facilities director Brad Ryan is among seven candidates who submitted applications for the interim manager position by the Dec....
Junior ANS builds on camaraderie, service
When Jessie Morgan was approached last year by Alaska Native Sisterhood Camp 5 President Anastasia Wiley and asked to lead a junior contingent of the...
Sledding hill ready for action
The new Mount Riley Road sledding hill is cleared of stumps, smoothed out, and ready to go. The only thing missing is snow. In May 2014, the Haines...
Committee to consider offenses
The ad hoc committee created to address the controversial minor offenses ordinance has been chugging along for the past couple of months, and will...
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Former Haines resident Nori Nash is publishing her first historical romance novel, “How the Duke Was Won.” The novel will be released by...
Cozzi will serve as acting manager
After a half-hour of Haines Borough Assembly deliberation over whether to appoint mayor Jan Hill as acting manager, Hill called an abrupt recess,...
Assembly supports denial of heliport
It appears there will be more heli-skiing litigation on the Haines Borough’s horizon. Southeast Alaska Backcountry Adventures co-owner Scott...
Constantine seeking more site development
Constantine Metal Resources is proposing to expand its exploratory drill operations at the Palmer Project site, which would include construction of...
Joint proposal for senior center
Two nonprofits have reached an agreement that would allow both seniors and preschoolers use of the Haines Senior Center, but it will be up to the...
Police let officer go
After three months on the job, Ryan Rutland is no longer working as an officer for the Haines Borough Police Department. Acting police chief Josh Dryd...
'First Friday' event to include inspired art display, maps
Felted birds, intricate Upper Lynn Canal cartography and framed paper dioramas are just a few of the works on display at First Friday openings, from...
assemblyman takes up museum name change
A tense exchange at Tuesday’s Haines Borough Assembly meeting revealed there may be more to the Sheldon Museum and Cultural Center’s name change...
Couple settles into leadership of Salvation Army efforts
For Kevin and Serina Woods, lieutenants at the Salvation Army Corps, it’s been a long distance to Haines, and not just in miles. Kevin was a drug ad...